jagir
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[edit]Borrowed from Hindustani (Hindi जागीर (jāgīr) / Urdu جَاگِیر (jāgīr)), from Classical Persian جَاگِیر (jāgīr, “jagir”), from جَا (jā, “place”) + گِیر (gīr), the present stem of گرفتن (giriftan, “to take”).
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[edit]jagir (plural jagirs)
- (East India) An assignment of the produce and income of a particular district or village to a person or persons, as an annuity
- (East India) A district.
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